In Kałków near Nysa (Opole Province), a woman driving a passenger car tried to cross a flooded road. Her vehicle stopped, and the surging water cut off her escape.
The incident occurred on Saturday morning.
– We are still gathering information about this incident. We have determined that a woman driving through the town of Kałków wanted to cross a partially flooded road. When she was approaching a culvert over the river, the car hit a hole in the road and became immobilized – said Mateusz Zieleziecki, who is on duty at the District Control Station.
Water carried away a passenger car in Nowiny Nyskie
SEE: Evacuations in Opole and Lower Silesia. Rivers above alarm levels.
He added that the woman trapped in the car was afraid to get out.
– The situation was becoming more and more serious, because the pressing water current threatened to carry the vehicle away – added the firefighter.
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Rescued
Firefighters intervened on the spot. – Thanks to the use of an excavator belonging to one of the residents, it was possible to safely approach the car and evacuate the woman – added Mateusz Zieleziecki.
The injured woman was handed over to the care of paramedics.
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